Millburn Speech and Debate is one of the largest organizations at Millburn High School, with over 100 members. Throughout the school year, the team travels to tournaments at the regional, state, and national levels.
Students compete in the following events: Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Congressional Debate, Public Forum Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Informative Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Declamation, Oral Interpretation (Prose/ Poetry), Program Oral Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, and Improvisational Acting.
The Millburn Speech and Debate team competes in the New Jersey Forensic League, the Newark Catholic Forensic League, and the National Speech and Debate Association.
Any Millburn High School student may join the team at the beginning of the season. The regular tournament season begins in September and concludes at the end of March, with national championships held April - June.
Contact Us
Head Coach: Jordy Barry
millburnspeechanddebate@gmail.com
Advisor: Maria Vazquez
maria.vazquez@millburn.org
Reach all Team staff at: millburnspeechanddebate@gmail.com.
executive board 2026-2027:
Co-Presidents: Neha Dubey (Congress), Jake Silberstein (Speech), and Matthew Xia (PF).
Vice-Presidents of Fundraising: Sahana Iyer (LD) and Sujeev Singh Kapur (PF).
Vice-Presidents of Training and Community Outreach: Svara Buch (LD) and Angelica Huang (PF).
Vice-Presidents of Student Recruitment: Abby Chung (PF) and Saumya Katariya (LD).
Vice-Presidents of Communications: Vidushi Sinha (LD) and Rhea Tyagi (PF).
Vice-Presidents of Events: Ryna Dholakia (PF) and Justin Liu (PF).
Middle School Program Directors: Shreya Dave (PF), Adyaan Kibria (LD), Mahan Malhotra (LD), and Ridhima Mehta (Speech).
Fundraising Committee Executive Board Members at-large: Ava Chen (Speech), Chloe Cheng (Congress), Yian Dai (PF), Olivia Liang (Speech/ PF), and Nisa Mulgund (Speech).
event captains:
Speech Captains: Eva Devroy, Elijah Guinoo, Samik Mehra, Rida Shaik, Jake Silberstein, and Nyra Thakkar.
Congressional Debate Captains: Neha Dubey, Cheri Li, Anant Sachidanandan, and Jesse Yu.
Public Forum Captains: Abby Chung, Ryna Dholakia, Angelica Huang, Sujeev Singh Kapur, Vikram Sinha, and Rhea Tyagi.
Lincoln Douglas Captains: Svara Buch, Sahana Iyer, Saumya Katariya, and Vidushi Sinha.
Speech and Debate Leagues and Associations
NEW JERSEY SPEECH AND DEBATE LEAGUE (NJSDL)
The NJSDL is the state organization that governs most local tournaments. This organization hosts the State Championships at the end of each season. Visit this site for information on events, participating schools, and the season calendar.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC FORENSIC LEAGUE
Millburn belongs to the Newark Diocese of the NCFL. This site has information on competition events specific to the league and details regarding the Grand National tournament held each May.
NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION
The NSDA is the national organization for all speech and debate programs. They issue all debate topics, manage the honor society, and hold the largest national tournament each June. Visit this site for a comprehensive collection of resources for all events, judge training, and honor society details.
